Mop or brush.



E. S. WINN.

MOP 0R BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED APILZT. I914.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANDURAPH 120.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

Besss WIN'N 9F s ess s-1 e saw MOP 0R BRUSH.

Spe'ciiication ofLetters Eatent. Pgtgnted A g, 3 1915,

appli a ion as a ss e ee e- To all whom it may concern it known that I, Enrsrra i/VINN, a it en. 'Of the Un t d tatese me an s d e efQul ocle/e, inthe co nty i M roe and State of G0Ijgia,jhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops Bru h s, o whi h th lovi i a spec fig iqn v a This invention relates to brushing and s rubbing an P icula y t a b u h, o the earning a d eds-me brus e holding device adapted tocoact with a sup- PQ i handl h r by e fi e is a p n Pla e t o m th ush, m ii' t e'l kef thatthe clamping member may be removed for the purpose or" renewing the fiber or for o h causesgoing introductory clause, referred to a brush, mop or the like, I wish to be understood as intending this invention to apply to brooms or otherbrushing and scrubbing im- Pl IIlBntS, although I will, hereinafter, refer to the invention 'as a scrubbing device and it is obvious that the invention is not limited to a device which is intended for scrubbing purposes alone and I'do not wish to be so limit d- An object of the present invention is to provide novel means for applying fiber to a handle and retaining said fiber in bunches in such appropriate quantities as will insure the result desired, the said fiber clamping device having means for permitting its removal for renewing the fiber and reapplying the holding or clamping device so that the fiber is efi'ectually held in place.

With'the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein different methods of utilizing the principle of the invention are illustrated and by which the invention is carried into practice, in which drawings- Figure 1 illustrates a sectional view of a head showing the fiber in section and partly in elevation; Fig. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a clamping membersimilar to that shown in Fig. 1, except that it is modified slightly; Fig. 3 illustrates a socket similar to that shown in Fig. 1, except that the end thereof is flared to permit spreading of the I'Vhile I have, i n the :t'oreing a scrubbing member whichstands at an angle to the socket or handle; Fig. 5 illus trates a fiber or brush'engaging device embody ng a further inodlfieationfFig. 6 illustrates aperspective view of the clamp shown in Fig. '2 with the auxiliary clamps asso: ciated"therewith; Fig.7 illustrates a sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 6 with the addition of fiber shown between the blocks Fig. 8 illustrates a perspective View of the clamping device shown in Fig. 2 with auxiliary clamping members associated therewith; and Fig. 9 illustrates a perspective view of a clamping member such as shown in F 2 with auxiliary brush or fiber holding members associated therewith.

In these drawin gs 10 denotes a socket whieh designed to be and is shown as secured to the handle 11, a fragment of said "handle beingillustrated. Intermediate its length, the socket 10 has threads 12 and a U-shaped clamping member 13 has its arms corrugated as shown at 1 1 to conform with the threads of the socket so that as the clamping member is turned in the socket, the threads serve to draw the clamp inwardly. The extension A of the handle is so reduced as to form a clearance between the said extension and the socket to receive the ends of clamping member and to retain the ends of said member in engagement with the threads of the socket. In producing a scrubbing device, fiber 15 may be used or if brushes are to be made, strands of material are used similar to the fiber 15, the same being laid in the looped portion of the clamp and as the clamp is rotated and is caused to be drawn into the socket, the fiber in the clamp is compressed against the end of the socket so that the fiber is retained in place. I

In Fig. 2 I have shown a clamp 16 of modified construction in which the ends are turned outwardly to form lugs 17 which engage the threads of the socket and thesaid clamp, is thereby drawn intothe socket for clamping material which may be applied to the loop-portion 18 of the clamp.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 a socket 19 has the threads 20 intermediate its length and the outer end thereof is flared as shown at 21, a provision which allows the fiber to be moved without subjecting it to the abrading action of the edge of the socket when a clamping member such as-isshown in Fig.

2 is applied to it, and the fiber is interposed between the clamping member andthe face being mopp'ed by the substantially ,bev-

eled edge of the socket.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, a

clamping member 25 is shown of somewhat the type shown in Fig. 2 but the fiber, instead of being placed in the loop-portion thereof is inserted in a seat 26 formed by curving the clamp laterally. In order to retain fiber in the seat, a slidable retaining member 27 is applied to the arms of the clamp and is slidable thereon so that when the clamp is screwed into a socket, the retaining member 27 is forced toward the seat 26 to engage the fiber or brush material of a brush and hold it in place. The member 27 has a'curvedextension 28 which conforms somewhat to the contour of the socket 26 but is oppositely disposed so that the extension and the socket serve as seats for the fiber or brush which is held in place by the clamping action of these two members, when the clamp is applied to the socket.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a clamp 29 of the general form of that shown in Fig. 2 so that it may be screwed into a socket and I have provided the arms of the clamp with plates 30 and 31 having diagonally disposed apertures 32 and 33 respectively, which receive the arms of the clamp so that the said plates are held on the clamp in a tilted position and are adapted to hold between them fiber 34: of appropriate type by which a scrubbing device is produced.

Fig. 8 shows a clamping member 35 substantially like that shown in Fig. 6 with clamping plates 36 and 37 thereon, the said instead of being obliquely disposed to th arms as they are shown in Fig. 6.

In Fig. 9 the clamping member 38 standing obliquely or at right angles to the arms is substantially the same as that hereinbefore described and in this form the clamping member has plates 39 and 4:0 thereon provided with a flange ll and 42 respectively, the said flanges forming a holder for modifications or modified uses, the clamp and socket of'which are the elements common to all of the forms and while I have not shown the clamps and plates, as in Figs. 6, 8 and 9 applied to a socket, nor have I shown the clamp, Fig. 5, applied to a socket,

it is obvious that by reason of the fact that they are provided ,with lugs at their ends, the saidlugs are intended to engage threads of. a socket in substantially the manner that the clamp shown in Fig. 1 is interlocked I or inter-engaged with the socket to cause the clamp to be drawn into or partially into the said socket.

I claim- 1. In a scrubbing device, a socket having threads, a handle to which the socket is attached, the said handle having an extension opposite the threads of the socket and constituting a guard, a clamping member having arms provided with thread engaging portions adapted to engage the threads of the socket, and a mop element clamped by the coacting clamping. member and the socket. I

2. In a scrubbing device, a socket having threads, a handle to which the socket is applied, said handle having an extension spaced apart from the threads and forming a guard, a clamp having thread engaging portions adapted to lie between the threads 7 t and the extension of the handle, and scruba guard, a clamp having thread engaging portions adapted to lie between the threads plates standing at right angles to the arms I ELISHA s. Winn Witnesses:

B. H. CLEMENT, W.'R. FULLER.

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